Consideration and Approval of Preliminary Plat:  PZ-20-00216-02, Ben Fimbrez requests Preliminary Plat approval for Fimbrez Estates located at 1300 W Lower Coconino Avenue, a six-lot, single-family subdivision on 10.04 acres in the Estate Residential (ER) Zone within the Resource Protection Overlay (RPO). 

1. That a minimum front setback of 15 feet be required for front-loaded garages and a minimum of 10 feet be required for side-loaded garages.
2. Provide dedication language for a public trail or FUTS on Tract A with the Final Plat.

The property owner, Ben Fimbrez, requests approval of a preliminary plat for a six-lot, single-family residential subdivision on 10.04 acres located at 1300 W Lower Coconino Avenue. 

No financial impacts are anticipated with this Preliminary Plat.

There are no policy impacts anticipated with this Preliminary Plat.

Priority Based Budget Key Community Priorities and Objectives
Carbon Neutrality Plan
Regional Plan

Council approved a Minor Regional Plan Amendment and Zoning Map Amendment in support of the proposed six-lot subdivision in 2010.

1. Approve the Preliminary Plat with conditions as recommended by staff and the Planning & Zoning Commission.
2. Approve the Preliminary Plat with modified or no conditions.
3. Deny the Preliminary Plat based on non-compliance with the Zoning Code, the Subdivision Code, and/or the Engineering Design Standards and Specifications for New Infrastructure.

In 2010 the applicant/owner, Ben Fimbrez, requested a minor Regional Plan Amendment to support a rezoning from Rural Residential (RR) to Estate Residential (ER) for a six-lot subdivision referred to as Fimbrez Estates.  Both the Regional Plan Amendment and the rezoning occurred under the previous Regional Land Use and Transportation Plan and the Land Development Code. Under the Land Development Code, the RR Zone would have only allowed two units on the 10+ acre site.  The rezoning to ER allowed the applicant to utilize the "single-family detached development pad option" for a total of six-units.  This option provides a mechanism for achieving gross densities for conventional single-family residential subdivisions when substantial natural resources are present on site.  This option today is like the Planned Residential Development currently in the Zoning Code.  The current Zoning Code would not have required the rezoning that was approved in 2010.  While both the plan amendment and the rezoning were approved, the applicant did not move forward with the subdivision.

The property is zoned ER, Estate Residential which has a maximum density of one dwelling unit per acre within the Resource Protection Overlay.  The proposed subdivision is approximately 0.59 units per acre in conformance with this density requirement.  Lot sizes range from 1.07 acres to 1.47 acres.  All lots within the proposed subdivision meet the minimum lot width, depth, and size requirements for the ER Zone.  For the purposes of tree and steep slope resource preservation, the plat proposes unique building envelopes for each lot that reduces the minimum required setbacks for the ER Zone as follows:

• Front: 50' required - proposing 10' (staff is recommending 10' for side loaded garages and 15' for front loaded garages)
• Interior Side: 20'/45' combined required
• Rear: 60' required

The community benefits of this project are encapsulated in the PBB Key Community Priorities/Objectives and the Regional Plan Goals and Policies review.

Inform.  The existing zoning of the subject property allows for the proposed subdivision.  No public hearings or public outreach are required by either the Zoning Code or the Subdivision Code as part of the Preliminary Subdivision Plat review process.